What were you THINKING?

[Darren_Garrison]

@Alessan

It’s from Dilbert, I think.

In use on Usenet at least as early as 1989, which probably predates the first Dilbert usage as Dilbert began in 1989 and may not have used the term straight out of the gate.

'cow-orkers' - why?

[Left_Hand_of_Dorkness]

Years ago, Twickster ran a game where we were guests at a party, and each of us had a secret schtick that another player had to guess. My assigned schtick was that I would keep referring to classic SDMB memes and in-jokes.

This post was my best.

Party Quirks II: Electric Boogaloo

Oh, man. I wish I’d known you last December. Me and some friends bought a pavilion and charged people to come in. The inside was fogged up with fine droplets of “medicine” that would cure their allergies. The spray was a total scam, though: it was just menthol-scented water. We kept it up for three months. Man, those were good times. Daniel

[Pleonast]

@digs

the 1920’s-style death rays were shared joys

Joy? Have you never been zapped by a death ray? It stings!

[digs]

Well, you’re lucky it was a 1920’s-style one. The 2020’s-style ones actually work.

I’ll bet Elon’s bolting one onto his Flying CyberJeep as we speak…

[Atamasama]

@Pleonast

Have you never been zapped by a death ray?

I used to zap ants with a solar-powered death ray as a sadistic kid.

[Q.Q.Switcheroo]

@digs

Well, you’re lucky it was a 1920’s-style one. The 2020’s-style ones actually work.

[Dag_Otto]

@purplehorseshoe

There was the brief “Let’s go down to the quarry and throw things in there!” but that was just the one guy trying too hard to make it catch on.

Brief? That poster kept up with that shit for years. But yeah, it never caught on.

I do recall a long thread about pan-fried semen. That was, uh, interesting.

[digs]

@Dag_Otto

Brief? That poster kept up with that shit for years. But yeah, it never caught on.

He even reprogrammed his keyboard so that every time he typed LOL his little catchphrase spewed out. In EVERY thread, regardless of the appropriateness (it was often very jarring).

He was a prolific poster, and was asked SO many times to stop it, but admitted that he loved annoying everyone here.

[needscoffee]

@purplehorseshoe

There was the brief “Let’s go down to the quarry and throw things in there!” but that was just the one guy trying too hard to make it catch on.

I thought he just did it because it amused him so much (like DrDeth typing “enuf”). I actually thought it was hilarious, but I think I may have been the only other one…

[scabpicker]

You weren’t the only one. I enjoyed it, as well.

[wguy123]

Same here.

Regards.

[EinsteinsHund]

I found his shtick silly and immature, but I really miss @Snowboarder_Bo for his insight and many hilarious anecdotes from the music business.

[needscoffee]

Actually, looking back at old threads about it, lots of people liked it.

[Irishman]

@Slow_Moving_Vehicle

In truth, though, things like “paper-towel tubes” and “cow-orkers” and “1920’s-style death rays”, and the dozen more memes we’ve created over the past quarter-century are part of the culture that makes this board a community. Although I don’t see them referenced too much anymore, which is probably a good thing, as it could be off-putting to newbies.

I never liked the incessant beating of the memes. They were intrusive and annoying, and I’m glad they’ve faded.

[scabpicker]

I saw that! Go to your room!

[carrps]

@Darren_Garrison

Cow-orker is older and much more widespread than The Straight Dope. (Even the AOL version.)

Yeah, I knew it from Salon TableTalk where I hung out before it went defunct. Which is how I searched for and found The Dope.

[Beckdawrek]

I like the memes and catch phrases.
It like having a secret language with your twin. Or group speak, where everyone knows what you mean when you say it.

It gives a kind of connected-ness.
It’s an innocent form of fun and games.

[purplehorseshoe]

@Irishman

beating of the memes

Sounds like some pagan ritual. “And now, it’s time for … the BEATING of the MEMES!”

[digs]

Oh, sorry, I just came for the Beating of the Mimes…

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I’ll see myself out.

[Yllaria]

@purplehorseshoe

“And now, it’s time for … the BEATING of the MEMES!”

Don’t say that or people will start posting recipes.